Matthew had his 4 month appointment Monday with the pediatrician. We know he is big, but when the nurses make comments about his size before he is even weighed, well it's just funny! His nickname Chub-a-luba is truly fitting!
Matthew's stats are: 17 lbs. 4 oz (84%), 26 in. (78%), and head circumference 42.8 cm (58%)
Joshua's stats at 4 months old: 15 lbs. 13 oz, 25.25 in., and head circumference 42.8 cm
The pediatrician actually referred to Matthew as "a tank" which made me laugh (keep in mind the pediatrician is a friend of mine)! She said that due to his big size we can start cereal any time because he could definitely handle it. I assumed this wouldn't happen until he was 6 months old, so that was a bit of a surprise (Joshua started cereal at 6 months old when he 17 lbs.). She also thinks that Matthew will be able to quit taking Zantac when he reaches 6 months old which would be wonderful! The final report - Matthew is a very healthy and happy little boy!
Just some quick notes for my sake as I don't scrapbook and this is my way of keeping track of the details that are so quickly forgotten!
~Matthew's newest nickname is Bugsy. If you've seen the movie Bedtime Stories you might remember the guinea pig with the HUGE eyes named Bugsy, well Matthew's big eyes remind us of Bugsy's eyes, thus the nickname.
Matthew's stats are: 17 lbs. 4 oz (84%), 26 in. (78%), and head circumference 42.8 cm (58%)
Joshua's stats at 4 months old: 15 lbs. 13 oz, 25.25 in., and head circumference 42.8 cm
The pediatrician actually referred to Matthew as "a tank" which made me laugh (keep in mind the pediatrician is a friend of mine)! She said that due to his big size we can start cereal any time because he could definitely handle it. I assumed this wouldn't happen until he was 6 months old, so that was a bit of a surprise (Joshua started cereal at 6 months old when he 17 lbs.). She also thinks that Matthew will be able to quit taking Zantac when he reaches 6 months old which would be wonderful! The final report - Matthew is a very healthy and happy little boy!
Just some quick notes for my sake as I don't scrapbook and this is my way of keeping track of the details that are so quickly forgotten!
~Matthew's newest nickname is Bugsy. If you've seen the movie Bedtime Stories you might remember the guinea pig with the HUGE eyes named Bugsy, well Matthew's big eyes remind us of Bugsy's eyes, thus the nickname.
~Matthew can roll from his back to his tummy, but only rolls to the left. Even though he rolled from his tummy to his back at 15 days old, he lost that skill after a couple weeks and has yet to figure out how to roll from his tummy to his back again. Perhaps he's got too much chub to roll over!
~He is the happiest little boy who is almost always full of smiles and laughs. With very little effort Joshua can get Matthew to laugh, apparently 4 year old boys who dance around are hilarious!
~Matthew is wearing 3-6 month clothes mostly, but will soon be moving into 6-9 month clothes. This little guy is out-growing his clothes faster than Joshua did!
~Matthew enjoys his rocker, the bumbo seat, the walker, being propped up in a chair and laying on the floor to play.
~He is grabbing at toys and getting them to his mouth most of the time.
~He is drooling constantly!
~Matthew is eating 6 times a day, one of those feedings being a bottle which he isn't always excited about.
~Matthew seems to be a mommy's boy already!
~Matthew is a champ at putting himself to sleep! Naps vary from day to day, but he is in bed by 10pm (if not earlier) and sleeps 7-8 hours, eats and goes back to sleep for another 3 hours.
We are enjoying this little guy and can't believe how fast the time is going!
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